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Royole's bendy-screen FlexPai phone unveiled in China
A little-known California-based company has laid claim to creating the "world's first foldable phone".
Royole Corporation - a specialist in manufacturing flexible displays - unveiled the FlexPai handset at an event in Beijing. When opened, the device presents a single display measuring 7.8in (19.8cm) - bigger than many tablets. But when folded up, it presents three separate smaller screens - on the front, rear and spine of the device.
The six-year-old company said it would hold three "flash sales" to consumers in China on 1 November to offer the first product run.
[...] The launch has caught many industry watchers by surprise. It was widely believed Samsung or Huawei would be the first to sell such a device to the public.
[...] Another company-watcher added that he doubted the FlexPai would ever be produced in large numbers. "Royole has carried out several publicity stunts over the years to showcase its flexible OLED [organic light-emitting diode] displays," said Dr Guillaume Chansin from Irimitech Consulting. "The FlexPai is probably another stunt. Royole is building its first OLED factory and it is now trying to compete directly with other display manufacturers such as Samsung and LG."
Samsung has been talking about this kind of thing for years. But talk is cheap.
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(Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Friday November 02 2018, @09:19PM (3 children)
Wouldn't work for me. It would just end up like every wristwatch I ever owned. Smashed against a doorknob....
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(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 02 2018, @10:01PM (2 children)
Yes, but we already knew you were retarded from your signature.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 03 2018, @06:41AM
That's nothing compared to what we know about you from your comment, and the fact that you were an anonymous coward when you did it.
(Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Tuesday November 06 2018, @05:39PM
Sayeth the man who cannot comprehend why the Phillips screwdriver in his hand won't work on the Torx screw on his Tercel...which is how we know he still has a few screws loose.
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